US rank #5684 Girls' name Peak 2003 497 births

Ndeye — #5684 US girls' name

497 babies named Ndeye in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s512000s2402010s1372020s69
#5684
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Ndeye was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

31 babies were named Ndeye in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ndeye

The Social Security Administration has registered 497 babies named Ndeye between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ndeye currently holds the #5684 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ndeye performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ndeye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 133 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Ndeye in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ndeye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 497 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ndeye at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

497

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2003

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,684

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ndeye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
31
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961993 5

Ndeye by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
240 births that decade — 48% of Ndeye's all-time total
1990s512000s2402010s1372020s69

Ndeye by state

Where Ndeye concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ndeye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
133 26.8%
#2 Georgia
5 1.0%
New York share of Ndeye's total US births 26.8%
Even split

133 of 497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ndeye?
497 babies have been named Ndeye since 1993. It currently ranks #5684 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 31 births.
When was Ndeye most popular?
Ndeye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Ndeye most popular?
The top states for the name Ndeye are New York (133 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Ndeye been used?
Ndeye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ndeye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ndea, Ndey. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.